[Healeys] Testing cut-off switch/coil ground

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In a message dated 9/13/07 11:02:39 AM, healeys-request at autox.team.net
writes:


> Since the purpose of the black/white wire is to ground the coil via the
> switch, and if the wire happens to be grounded somewhere along its length,
> wouldn't it be better to disconnect the wire at the coil?  In that case,
> disconnecting at the switch wouldn't remove the ground.
>
> I'm betting his problem is the switch.
>

I'm betting on the switch as well, having had the same problem.
However, as a quick fix/test of the coil grounding circuit, the best place to
disconnect the black-white wire is in the bundle of front-to-rear connectors
under the fuse block. At the coil, the black-white is hard-connected with the
white wire from the dizzy(?) to a single connector, so to disconnect "at the
coil" you'd have to cut the wire.
When I fixed mine, it turned out that a tiny circlip on the cut-off switch
shaft had disintegrated, allowing the shaft to pull out just enough to ground
the coil to the chassis but while still allowing a connection between the
battery and chassis.
Cheers
gary


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